This is our day guide for Saturday April 6th 2024 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on April 6th 2024
Burundi: President Ntaryamira Day
Marks the anniversary of President Cyprien Ntaryamira's death in 1994
China: Ching Ming Festival Holiday
Ching Ming is the Remembrance of Ancestors Day or Grave-Sweeping Day and takes place on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox.
DR Congo: Kimbangu Day
A public holiday to celebrate the struggle of Papa Simon Kimbangu and the African conscience
Thailand: Chakri Day
Chakri Day commemorates the establishment of the Chakri Dynasty by Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke in 1784Observances on April 6th 2024
United Nations: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
Sport has the power to change the world; it is a fundamental right, a powerful tool to strengthen social ties and promote sustainable development and peace and well as solidarity, and respect.
USA: National Caramel Popcorn Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Caramel Popcorn Day
USA: National Student-Athlete Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Student-Athlete Day
USA: National Teflon Day
This is one holiday tradition we encourage you not to stick to.
United Kingdom: New Beers Eve
New Beers Eve commemorates the day before the end of prohibition in 1933.
Canada: Tartan Day
An annual celebration of Scottish culture and heritage that began in Canada in the 1980s.
USA: National Love Our Children Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Love Our Children DayApril 5th 2024 | Go to Today | April 7th 2024
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| General Information for April 6th 2024 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 97 of 2024 | |
| 269 days left in 2024 | |
| Week 14 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1994 - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda, and Cyprien Ntaryamira, Hutu President of neighbouring Burundi die in an air crash when their plane is hit by two missiles. | |
| 1971 - Operation Lam Son 719 ends, one stage of the US campaign in Vietnam. | |
| 1937 - The Luigi Accame ploughs into Rocken End, off the Isle of Wight. | |
| 1652 - The Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a re-supply camp at the Cape of Good Hope. It eventually becomes Cape Town, South Africa. |
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